Rolling Stone blows the whistle on ESPN's SEC Bias

[The Goodz]

so to the peope complaining: who should be the four team in??

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

Espn stay dikkriding bama I know that for sure. Just a casual observation

 

[Rekkapryde]

Just how the ENTIRE sec conference doesn't get dikkridden in football, right? It doesn't even matter about an SEC bias because only ONE team is getting into the final 4 and that team is coming from the West (unless UGA runs the table then they could slide in as the only SEC team).

It does is the point, especially when the good teams lose to the sorrier ones. ESPN has their agenda in place to already have a plea cop ready when this shyt happens. The fact that it's really the SEC West top half and UGA that are good and the rest not so much is rediculous.

I do agree that the playoff will take care of most of this thankfully and the SEC West will sort itself out. But for ESPN talking heads to already start campaigning about a 2 loss SEC team in the offs over 1 loss conference champs is disgusting. Do they have to be so obvious?

 

[Lakers Offseason]

The SEC CBS contract is bigger than ESPN's: FACT

ESPN has the same contract with the Longhorns: FACT

ESPN's contract with SEC has only been for ONE YEAR. Yet they've been pimping SEC for almost a decade: FACT

ESPN/ABC contractually cannot air SEC games Saturday night: FACT

CBS is the only network who can air SEC games on Saturday night: FACT

Why in the hell would ESPN/ABC pimp SEC teams when their competitor (CBS) is the only network to allowed to televise SEC games on the biggest night of college football in the week?

Wouldn't it be better for ESPN/ABC to pimp the teams that they can show on their networks for Saturday night games when they can get the most ratings?

 

[malbaker86]

It does is the point, especially when the good teams lose to the sorrier ones. ESPN has their agenda in place to already have a plea cop ready when this shyt happens. The fact that it's really the SEC West top half and UGA that are good and the rest not so much is rediculous.

I do agree that the playoff will take care of most of this thankfully and the SEC West will sort itself out. But for ESPN talking heads to already start campaigning about a 2 loss SEC team in the offs over 1 loss conference champs is disgusting. Do they have to be so obvious?

Haha, i don't even entertain the 2 loss idea of them getting in. Hell I don't like the idea of 2 SEC teams getting in as the criteria NEEDS to be if you don't win your damn conference, you're out...PERIOD. I really believe Bama shouldn't be in the top 4, but hey....that's just me. it would MSU, FSU, Oregon, ND imo

 

[backbreaker65]

The truth is this and Rolling Stone being in the media for as long as it has, should realize this one media truth. Like it or not The South Rules Football period, and Football moves the ratings needle. This shyt ain't rocket science ESPN has paid a shyt load of money for the SEC Network and is looking for a return on their investment. CBS SEC Saturday Football is one of the highest rated, as well as ESPN SEC games. You guys need to wise up and just realize. SEC Football ratings dominates the nation across all demographics and regions.

So ESPN has every right to be bias and you would be as well.

 

[backbreaker65]

The SEC CBS contract is bigger than ESPN's: FACT

ESPN has the same contract with the Longhorns: FACT

ESPN's contract with SEC has only been for ONE YEAR. Yet they've been pimping SEC for almost a decade: FACT

ESPN/ABC contractually cannot air SEC games Saturday night: FACT

CBS is the only network who can air SEC games on Saturday night: FACT

Why in the hell would ESPN/ABC pimp SEC teams when their competitor (CBS) is the only network to allowed to televise SEC games on the biggest night of college football in the week?

Wouldn't it be better for ESPN/ABC to pimp the teams that they can show on their networks for Saturday night games when they can get the most ratings?

ESPN televised SEC Games on ESPN in Prime Time all the time.

 

[Rekkapryde]

This is Ohio State's fault.

 

[Monoblock]

Sorry but the SEC is the best conference but they're gonna cannibalize each other this year especially the West. That division is gonna have a 2 loss team but the question is will they still be in the 4 team playoff.

 

[Lakers Offseason]

ESPN televised SEC Games on ESPN in Prime Time all the time.

Saturday Night? Only CBS can do SEC Saturday night games.

 

[backbreaker65]

Saturday Night? Only CBS can do SEC Saturday night games.

I guess you don't watch ESPN SEC NETWORK?

November 1st Saturday

#3 auburn vs #4 ole miss ESPN 7pm

 

[RammerJammer]

ESPN sucks off Duke and UNC and always have/will. They will cuban B everything related to those schools and try not to shyt on them when the involved in some fukk shyt basketball wise. And the rest of the conference teams know it and see it. The entire conference doesn't get dikkridden.

Just like SEC Football, what SEC teams ESPN was dikk riding ten years ago? Wait, no it was USC & the Big 10 getting dikk ridden in Football! Nobody thought Florida would beat OSU in 07 but, they did. This is a direct correlation of the SEC winning 7 titles. They don't win 7 in a row and there is no SEC Network and we still watching games in SD on JP sports

 

[Lakers Offseason]

I guess you don't watch ESPN SEC NETWORK?

November 1st Saturday

#3 auburn vs #4 ole miss ESPN 7pm

That's cable

On network TV, SEC games can only be shown on CBS

 

[Monoblock]

Danny Kannel needs to go away and stop bytching. WHen another conference wins 7 of the last 8 chips then he can talk.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Just like SEC Football, what SEC teams ESPN was dikk riding ten years ago? Wait, no it was USC & the Big 10 getting dikk ridden in Football! Nobody thought Florida would beat OSU in 07 but, they did. This is a direct correlation of the SEC winning 7 titles. They don't win 7 in a row and there is no SEC Network and we still watching games in SD on JP sports

Don't move the goalposts...we talking about NOW. They have a clear agenda and Stevie Wonder sees it. Is it the best conference? Yes, but to act like it is by leaps and bounds is rediculous. The best teams in any conference can and would be able to beat the best SEC teams.

As far as the 7 years in a row shyt....1) Thanks Ohio State and 2) that Bama LSU rematch was pure bullshyt and you know it (but I know you're biased on that front.

Did they earn their rep? yes.
But does ESPN need to go the extra mile to push their agenda? no

The excuses when top teams in the SEC lose compared to other teams in other conferences is night/day. You know this.

But you really are gonna advocate for ESPN trying to push for a 2 loss team to get a spot from the conference?
You gonna act like the excuses when overrated SEC teams lose and only drop a few spots compared to other conference's teams losing and dropping further isn't there?
The article provided clear evidence of producers/directors/talking heads at ESPN spitting nonsense and you think that we should play the nothing to see here card?

On the bright side, I know this shyt will be sorted out and I highly doubt a 2 loss team will make the offs? Conference Championships are already a high priority for the committee so we won't see any of that nonsense from a few years back with that rematch yall had with LSU which was clear bullshyt (Okie State played a clearly tougher schedule and won the Big 12).

I hope UGA takes another conference loss but still wins the SEC Championship to see the plea copping and push by ESPN to get them in.